Show Park City Voters Again Register Big Democrat Vote Smith Upsets Election 1970 19 is over The Democratic vote in Park City versus the Republican vote in rural Summit County lived up to the traditional party reputations reputations reputations in some respects F For or an year off-year election an unusually large number of voters turned out to cast their ballots for a mixture of victories for both political parties in this years year's general election Th The greatest personal interest interest interest inter inter- est to the Park City area voters was was' the contest for the year two-year County Commissioners Commissioner's office Incumbent Jim lost to another P Par a r k kit kite i t e Republican Mason Smith who received a total of 1425 votes to Democrat 1205 the winner had votes more than the op op- op The breakdown of the tally between the city and the county showed the five voting precincts in Park City gave M u rn i n vot votes e s against Smiths Smith's the other fifteen precincts in the county gave Smith 1293 while had In th the theother other county office conte contests ts Republican Carlos Porter was returned to a four- four year County Commission term when he received 1724 votes against former county assessor Charlie Davis the Democrat who received a total of Park City voters gave Davis while Porter only garnered 76 votes Incumbent bent County Assessor Gail R. R a Democrat came up with 1534 votes to win over the Republican Ralph M M. M Franson's 1132 Democrat Blanche Y You Young o u n g incumbent County Treasurer defeated Re Republican Republican Republican Re- Re publican Ruth M. M Maxwell with 1485 to 1185 The unopposed Republican candidates w we were e r e incumbents Ronald R. R Robinson for County Sheriff Reed D D. D Pace for County Clerk and Auditor Justice of the Peace for the Coalville area Reed A. A Warner and Justice of the Peace for the Kamas area Randall Taylor The unopposed Democratic Continued on Page Eight Park City Voters Again Register Big Democrat Vote Smith Upsets Upsets' Continued from Page One candidates w we were e r e incumbents County Recorder Wanda Y Y Spriggs and Justice of the Peace for the Park City area James B. B Kilby Democrat Alan D. D Frandsen a won the County Attorneys Attorney's position in hi his second try when he was un unopposed unopposed unopposed un- un opposed there were a few write in votes for Robert Orton who has served the county for the past four years but did not run for re Park City and the rest of Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit County went along with Utah in returning Senator Frank E. E Moss Democrat back to Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington DC D.C. for his third term in inthe inthe inthe the Us U.s. Senate Moss received 1398 of the Summit County votes while Republican Laurence J. J Burton President Nixons Nixon's personal personal personal per per- choice tallied 1283 votes Park City gave Moss a total of against Burtons Burton's Park c City i it t y went along with Utah in electing Gunn McKay to the House of Representatives while the county vote went to the Republican Richard Richards Park City gave McKay a total of ballots against Richards the rural areas of Summit gave Richards 1104 and McKay so that Richards carried Summit County as a whole with witha a total of 1325 against 1314 a margin of 11 U votes For the State offices the Re Republicans Republicans Republicans Re- Re publicans put their candidates into office In the Utah Senate race inc incumbent Robert F. F Clyde retained his sea seat t over the Democrat Victor Brown with a abig abig abig big margin in n Summit 1517 to 1099 In Park City Vic Vie Brown had a total of votes while Clyde received The strong rural vote in the five counties Summit Wasatch Morgan Rich Richand Richand Richand and Duchesne gave Clyde the plurality needed to win to In the Utah House of Representatives Representatives Representatives Rep Rep- District 59 with Summit Morgan and Rich Counties Counties Counties Coun Coun- ties v voting o 0 t tin i n g the Republican Edi Edison on J. J Stephens built up enough mar margin gin in Morgan County to o plus a small margin in Rich County to overcome overcome over over- come the D De Democrat e m o 0 c era r a t Koy G. G Pages Page's lead in Summit County of 1418 1418 to to 1248 Park City gave Page of their votes against Stephens Stephens won District District District Dis Dis- 59 with a a total vote of 2583 for Pages Page's 2406 Though the Republicans won the State offices ff ice s in their districts Utah Democrats captured captured captured cap cap- the Utah State House of Representatives in Tuesdays Tuesday's general election taking control for the first time since the 1965 legislative session which should be a a help to Governor Calvin L. L Rampton a Democrat The Democrats gained 16 seats to o add to the 21 incumbents for a total of 37 the Republicans dropped from 32 F Four our new seats in the Utah Senate going to the Democrats eliminated the previous two- two thirds GOP Gap veto power that could b be exercised on strictly partisan issues now has 16 Republicans and the theDe De Democrats 12 Summit County's ballot casting casting casting cast cast- ing for or a against the four propositions showed the citizens citizens cit cit- voting against Proposition No 1 Amendments Procedure Gateway Amendment Amendment Amendment Amend Amend- ment with 1004 in the for slot and 1275 against the Proposition tion was passed with a total of Utah votes of to The Residency for Voting Voting Vot Vot- ing amendment Proposition No 2 passed in Summit with 1502 for and against the Utah total was for and against This will reduce the residency requirements to six months in the state in the county 60 days and in the election for president and vice-president vice of the US U.S. the residency in Utah of 30 days will be required lrea Prior to this a years year's residency was required Proposition No 3 Income Tax by Reference to enable the State Legislature to amend the State Constitution to provide provide provide pro pro- vide the Legislature to define income taxes imposed or measured measured measured mea mea- by reference to any provision provision provision pro pro- vision of the laws of the Us U.s. and may prescribe exceptions or modifications to any such provi provision ion was turned down by bythe bythe bythe the Summit voters with 1107 for and 1175 against It was passed by the State as a whole with a total of for and a against The S School c h o o l Consolidation proposition No 4 for the consolidation consolidation consolidation con con- of the three Summit County school districts met de defeat defeat defeat de- de feat with 1946 against and 1553 for Park City's citizens had voting against consolidation with only for it It is believed that the nonpartisan nonpartisan nonpartisan non- non partisan State Board of Education Education Education tion members elected in this election Esther R. R Landa and Lamont F F. T Tor Toronto o r o 0 n t to o will be hearing from the Summit County people if the State Board of Education forces consolidation on the school districts Park City p par parents a r e en n t s have valiantly fought against consolidation a number of times and the present members on the local school board have indicated they want to stay independent of North and South Summit School dis dis- This may change but it appears unlikely The three members elected to the Park City Board of Education Education Education Ed Ed- had incumbent Gary D. D Boyle in District 1 unopposed in District 2 incumbent Fay T. T Dearden had a 2 to 1 victory over Matt Alvarez with 70 to 34 Jack G Green r e e n unseated Alvin Young in District 3 with 72 to 55 votes Recap in each Park City districts district's districts district's districts district's dis dis- balloting indicates the voters' voters choice of candidates Candidate Dis 1 Dis 2 Dis 3 4 Dis 5 Dis 10 Total Burton R 52 34 33 11 56 Moss D 90 85 70 Freeman AI 0 3 2 1 7 13 Richards R 71 32 36 13 69 McKay D 81 82 62 Worthington AI 3 3 2 1 2 11 Clyde R 72 36 48 19 75 Brown Browl D Df 88 77 77 77 55 Stephens R 34 20 30 9 56 Page D 93 84 74 Porter R 76 36 43 20 66 Davis D 78 92 75 63 Smith R 45 19 21 13 34 D 96 85 99 F Franson ranson R 46 19 23 10 60 D 93 85 70 Maxwell R 42 20 24 10 50 Young D 94 8 83 79 The 8 indicates the winner in the State or County complete balloting The breakdown breakdown breakdown break break- down of the vote shows how the voter went into the voting booth and v voted o 0 t e d on on the individual rather than by party lines however however however how how- ever the Democratic vote trend is still very apparent in Park City balloting |